1877. Candidates of SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES SELECTED IN 1877, WITH REGARD TO THEIR SECOND PERIODICAL EXAMINATION, COMMENCING ON TUESDAY THE 16TH OF JULY 1878. Second periodical examination. Special instructions. N.B.-In each subject candidates must be prepared to answer questions referring, for the sake of illustration or comparison, to the books prescribed for the first Examination. I. LANGUAGES. 18th January 1878. Candidates will be examined in the grammar of the vernacular languages which they respectively take up, and in the under-mentioned text-books. Passages will be set from the text-books for translation into English, and for re-translation into the original, as well as a simple narrative passage from some English book for translation. An extract will also be given from some easy native book other than the textbook. Special value will be attached to correct and idiomatic writing of the vernacular languages. Candidates are recommended to practise as much as possible re-translating into the original languages passages translated from the text-books. Marks will also be given for correct pronunciation of the native sounds. Attention is drawn to the importance of writing the Oriental languages well and correctly. Candidates will be liable to lose marks who neglect to acquire a proficiency in writing the native character. Hindustani.-Bágh-o-Bahár, pp. 10-100. Telugu.-Brown's Grammar; especially Books 2 to 7. Arden's Grammar, to the end of Part II. Brown's Reader, pp. 38-108. Candidates who take the under-mentioned languages should read the following works: Hindi.-Hindî Reader, pp. 12–56. Robinson Crusoe, pp. 70-126. Bengali.-Naba Nárí, pp. 1-90. Tamil.-Pope's Handbook, pp. 7-15, 23-125, 174-196, and 202 206. Pope's Reader, pp. 50-104. Rhenius' Grammar, 3rd edition, pp. 76-186. Marathi.-Fifth Reading Book (edition of 1870), pp. 31-79, 84-101. Story of Nala, Books 11-16. Hitopade'sa, Book 1 (omitting introduction) to the commencement of Hiranyaka's Story of his own Life. Arabic.-Alif Laila (Macnaghten); Vol. I., pp. 121–148. Al Fachiri, pp. 35-55. Persian.-Gulistán [Platts], cap. ii. and iii. Anwári Suhailí (Hertford edition), pp. 120-134. II.-LAW. 1. General Jurisprudence.-The books or portions of books to be studied are: Blackstone's Commentaries (Kerr's edition), Book I., cap. ix.-xviii. ; or, if Kerr's edition cannot be procured, the following portions of N.B.--Where pages, &c. are specified, the numbers are to be taken inclusively. 1877. Second Stephen's Commentaries :-Book III., Book IV., Part 1. cap. ii., Candidates of and cap. viii. to end; Part 2, cap. i.; and Part 3, cap. i. Justinian's Institutes (Sandars's edition), Book I. and Book II. to periodical Tit. ix., section 6, with the Editor's Introduction. Maine's Ancient Law, chapters i.-v. examination. Special 2. Notes of Cases and Law of Evidence.-Not fewer than seven re- instructions. ports* must be supplied by each candidate, drawn up as required by the General Instructions," and consisting exclusively of cases decided in the Courts of Assize, in the Central Criminal Court, or in the Superior Courts of London, Edinburgh, and Dublin. Three of these reports must relate to civil actions, and four to criminal trials. No case should be taken in which the defendant or prisoner is unrepresented by counsel. The Law of Evidence is to be studied more especially under the heads mentioned in the "General Instructions." 3. Indian Law: The Penal Code. The Code of Criminal Procedure. The Code of Civil Procedure. Acts of the Government of India, No. 23 of 1861, and III.-HISTORY and GeogrAPHY OF INDIA. Elphinstone, from Book VI. to end. The Map of India, with special reference to the prescribed portion of History. Geography of India, by Duncan. M'Culloch's edition of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, 1863, Books III., IV., and V., with the Supplemental Notes and Dissertations as far as they relate to these books. Ditto ditto After the examination prizes will be given as follows: For the greatest proficiency in Law (Jurisprudence) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 * Four of these reports must be sent in on or before March 20th, and the remainder on or before April 30th. They should be legibly written cn half sheets of foolscap paper, on one side only. A copy of these Acts will be given to each candidate on application. Candidates of 1877. Second periodical examination. Special instructions. No prize will be awarded except for a respectable degree of proficiency; no candidate will receive a prize who does not exhibit satisfactory proficiency in each of the prescribed subjects; and no candidate will receive a prize in respect of any subject for which a prize was awarded to him at the last examination. N.B. No candidate who, in any of the prescribed subjects, shall fail to show satisfactory proficiency, will receive marks in respect of any additional language. 1877. Candidates of SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES SELECTED IN 1877, WITH REGARD TO THEIR THIRD PERIODICAL EXAMINATION, COMMENCING ON TUESDAY THE 10TH OF DECEMBER 1878. Third periodical examination. Special instructions. 1st August 1878. N.B.-In each subject candidates must be prepared to answer questions referring, for the sake of illustration or comparison, to the books prescribed for the previous Examination. I.-LANGUAGES. Passages will be set from the text-books for translation into English, and for re-translation into the original, as well as a passage from some English book for translation. An extract will also be given from some native book other than the text-book, and questions will be asked on the Grammar. Special value will be attached to correct and idiomatic writing of the vernacular languages. Candidates are recommended to practise as much as possible re-translating into the original languages passages translated from the text-books. Marks will also be given for correct pronunciation of the native sounds. N.B.-No candidate who, in any of the prescribed subjects, shall fail to show satisfactory proficiency, will receive marks in respect of any additional language. TEXT BOOKS. Hindustani.-Bágh-o-Bahár, pp. 100-201. Brown's Reader, ch. ii., pp. 131-188. Candidates who take the under-mentioned languages should read the following works: Hindi.-Reader, pp. 57-89. Sakuntala, pp. 1-30. Bengali.-Naba Nárí, pp. 106–204. Marathi.-Fifth Reading Book (edition of 1870), pp. 115-156. N.B.-Where pages, &c. are specified, the numbers are to be taken inclusively. Tamil.-Pope's Reader, pp. 104-167. Rhenius' Grammar, pp. 43-75, 187-220. Candidates of 1877. Third Sanskrit. Hitopade'sa, from the beginning of Hiranyaka's History periodical in Book 1. to the end of the "Sandpiper and the Sea in Book 2. Arabic.-Alif Laila (Macnaghten's ed.), Vol. I., pp. 148-176. El Fachiri, pp. 55-76. Persian.-Gulistán [Platts], chapters IV., V., and VII., pp. 96-120, 126-144. Anwári Suhailí, pp. 135-158. examination. Special instructions. II.-LAW. 1. General Jurisprudence.—The books or portions of books to be studied are: Justinian's Institutes (Sandars's edition), from Tit. x. of Book II. to the end of Book IV. Maine's Ancient Law, chapters vi.-x. 2. Notes of Cases and Law of Evidence. Not fewer than six reports must be supplied by each candidate, drawn up as required by the "General Instructions," and referring exclusively to cases of importance tried before juries in the Courts of Assize, in the Central Criminal Court, or in the Superior Courts of London, Edinburgh, and Dublin. Three of these reports must relate to civil actions, and three to criminal trials. The civil cases must consist entirely of actions tried before special juries. The criminal cases must be selected for some special quality, such as the gravity of the offence charged (e.g., varieties of homicide, perjury, forgery, aggravated assaults, &c.), the nature of the evidence produced, the number of prisoners, &c. No case should be taken in which either party is unrepresented by counsel. Particular attention should be paid to clearness of language and method in the analytical summaries. The Law of Evidence is to be studied in the manner indicated in the "General Instructions." 3. Indian Law: The Indian Penal Code.† The Indian Law of Contracts (1872).‡ Mahommedan Law.§ * Three of these reports must be sent in so as to reach the office of the Commission by October 10th, and the remainder by November 15th. † Candidates are recommended to read the Indian Penal Code, illustrated by Mr. Mayne, or the work by Messrs. Morgan and Macpherson, of which the former may be obtained from Mr. Bain, 1, Haymarket, and the latter from Stevens and Son, 119, Chancery Lane, W.C. Copies will be given to candidates on application. The Tagore Lectures on Indian Law (1870, 1871, 1872, and 1873) and Rumsey's Charts of Hindu and Mahommedan Inheritance may be consulted with advantage on the subjects to which they relate. Candidates of 1877. Third periodical examination. Special instructions. III.-HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA. Mill's History of British India, edited by Wilson, vols. iii. and iv. The Map of India, and Thornton's Gazetteer (in one volume) with special reference to the prescribed portion of History. Principles of Political Economy, by J. S. Mill, Books I., II., and first 15 chapters of Book III. After the examination prizes will be awarded as follows: No prize will be given except for a respectable degree of proficiency; no candidate will receive a prize who does not exhibit satisfactory proficiency in each of the prescribed subjects; and no candidate will receive a prize in respect of any subject for which a prize was awarded to him at a previous examination. Candidates of GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS RESPECTING THE PERIODICAL EXAMI- May 1878. |